R: Plot segments using the Trellis framework

segplot {latticeExtra}

R Documentation

Plot segments using the Trellis framework

Description

This function can be used to systematically draw segments using a formula interface to produce Trellis displays using the lattice package. Segments can be drawn either as lines or bars, and can be color coded by the value of a covariate, with a suitable legend.

Usage

segplot(x, data, ...)

## S3 method for class 'formula'
segplot(x, data,
        level = NULL, centers = NULL,
        prepanel = prepanel.segplot,
        panel = panel.segplot,
        xlab = NULL, ylab = NULL,
        horizontal = TRUE,
        ...,
        at, cuts = 30, colorkey = !is.null(level))

Arguments

`x`	Argument on which argument dispatch is carried out. For the `"formula"` method, a formula of the form `y ~ x1 + x2` (with further conditioning variables appended if necessary). The terms in the formula must all be vectors of the same length. Each element causes a line segment or rectangle to be drawn, with the vertical location determined by `y` and horizontal endpoints determined by `x1` and `x2`.
`data`	An optional data frame, list or environment where variables in the formula, as well as `level`, will be evaluated.
`level`	An optional covariate that determines color coding of the segments
`centers`	optional vector of ‘centers’ of the segments. If specified, points will be plotted at these `y`-locations.
`prepanel`	function determining range of the data rectangle from data to be used in a panel.
`panel`	function to render the graphic given the data. This is the function that actually implements the display.
`xlab, ylab`	Labels for the axes. By default both are missing.
`horizontal`	logical, whether the segments are to be drawn horizontally (the default) or vertically. This essentially swaps the role of the x- and y-axes in each panel.
`...`	further arguments. Arguments to `levelplot` as well as to the default panel function `panel.segplot` can be supplied directly to `segplot`.
`colorkey`	logical indicating whether a legend showing association of segment colors to values of `level` should be shown, or a list to control details of such a color key. See details below.
`at, cuts`	`at` specifies the values of `level` where the color code changes. If `at` is missing, it defaults to `cuts` equispaced locations spanning the range of `levels`

Details

The levelplot function from the lattice package is used to internally to implement this function. In particular, the colorkey mechanism is used as it is, and documentation for levelplot should be consulted to learn how to fine tune it.

Value

An object of class "trellis". The update method can be used to update components of the object and the print method (usually called by default) will plot it on an appropriate plotting device.

Note

Currently only horizontal segments are supported. Vertical segments can be obtained by modifying the prepanel and panel functions suitably.

Author(s)

Deepayan Sarkar deepayan.sarkar@r-project.org

Examples


segplot(factor(1:10) ~ rnorm(10) + rnorm(10), level = runif(10))

data(USCancerRates)

segplot(reorder(factor(county), rate.male) ~ LCL95.male + UCL95.male,
        data = subset(USCancerRates, state == "Washington"))

segplot(reorder(factor(county), rate.male) ~ LCL95.male + UCL95.male,
        data = subset(USCancerRates, state == "Washington"),
        draw.bands = FALSE, centers = rate.male)

segplot(reorder(factor(county), rate.male) ~ LCL95.male + UCL95.male,
        data = subset(USCancerRates, state == "Washington"),
        level = rate.female, col.regions = terrain.colors)

segplot(reorder(factor(county), rate.male) ~ LCL95.male + UCL95.male,
        data = subset(USCancerRates, state == "Washington"),
        draw.bands = FALSE, centers = rate.male, 
        segments.fun = panel.arrows, ends = "both", 
        angle = 90, length = 1, unit = "mm")

[Package latticeExtra version 0.6-25 Index]